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Wall Street is betting Trump backs down on Iran, but what if the ‘TACO’ trade fails this time?
For six months, investors had a playbook: when Trump threatens Iran, buy the dip, because he always backs down. But in September, the playbook stopped working.
The 10-year Treasury is having its worst run in over 100 years. Why investors are buying bonds anyway.
“The higher that yields go, for at least new money, it becomes more enticing to think about putting money into bonds,” one strategist notes.
A sideways market and rising earnings are presenting a buying opportunity for this crucial sector
A reset for technology makes the sector more attractive relative to the market, says Truist.
More Americans are about to get scammed by the coming peptide rush
Patients will order these cheaper, unproven products via an 800-number or the internet, skipping appointments with real doctors who can provide accurate diagnoses and proven treatments.
Warren Buffett exits Berkshire Hathaway as his son Howard becomes chairman
Warren Buffett, the investing legend that turned Berkshire Hathaway into an massive conglomerate, has officially stepped aside as chairman after leaving as CEO at the beginning of the year.
The Fed hasn’t been this terse since 2007. What a 130-word statement signals for market stability.
Bank of America calculates this week’s Federal Open Market Committee statement explaining the decision to lift interest rates by a quarter-point as its most terse, at just 130 words, since 2007.
The Fed’s never been so confident on economic growth. What investors should do now, according to KKR.
Members of the Federal Open Market Committee showed their lowest level of worry about gross domestic product growth since it first started releasing its outlook.
Three guys using Anthropic’s Claude hacked into OpenAI and accessed its source code for $6,500 reward
Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.
Bots now outnumber human traffic on the web. Cloudflare’s CEO wants AI companies to pay for it
Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.
Ricardo Semler on the prisoner’s dilemma on data centers: trillions of dollars obsolete in just a few years
Communities need safeguards now to avoid a future “Silicon Belt” of stranded assets and broken tax promises.
Live updates: HYPE leads altcoin rally as bitcoin recovers toward $78,000
Bitcoin recovered from $75,972 overnight to just below $78,000, a third straight day of gains.
AirAsia's Fernandes refutes financial concerns, points to new growth plans
AirAsia's Tony Fernandes pushed back against a report raising concerns over the airline’s financial health, while signaling plans to resume growth.
Anthropic and OpenAI hunt for smaller data center deals, sources tell CNBC, in race to deploy AI capacity
Anthropic and OpenAI have announced a flurry of AI infrastructure deals over the past year as demand booms.
An intense boardroom battle is brewing at India's giant Tata Group
In 10 years, India's leading multinational conglomerate, the Tata Group, is facing a new power struggle between the chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Trusts.
I’m in my 50s. My mother died from Alzheimer’s. Do I need long-term insurance?
“By the time my mother died, the insurance company had paid out almost $600,000.”
One Clap From Changpeng Zhao and a BNB Chain Token Went Vertical
The GENIUS token spiked after CZ applauded genius.fun, a BNB Chain launchpad that unwraps tokens into real company shares. The post One Clap From Changpeng Zhao and a BNB Chain Token Went Vertical appeared first on BeInCrypto.
A Chinese AI company just connected its model to Wall Street's leading data providers
The startup Moonshot said it signed on financial industry giants from investment bank CICC to venture capital firms
S&P kept Oracle investment grade. Its own numbers don’t support that call.
I am not opposed to credit rating agencies giving companies time to prove their business models. However, the numbers must also make sense.
Oil prices fall for third day on Saudi Arabia supply hopes; U.S. crude briefly dips below $100
Oil prices fell on Friday as additional Saudi crude supplies help ease disruption fears.
WikiLeaks Founder Says “I'm Back.” A Token Most People Forgot Existed Jumps 743%
AssangeDAO spiked 743% in a day after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to X and ended an eight-year silence. The post WikiLeaks Founder Says “I'm Back.” A Token Most People Forgot Existed Jumps 743% appeared first on BeInCrypto.
Waymo is expanding to Singapore
Waymo has announced its next international location: Singapore.
aka.fun Launches on Arc to Turn Meme Trading Into an RWA Distribution Engine
Launching alongside Arc mainnet, aka.fun uses USDC and programmable Uniswap v4 markets to connect crypto-native trading activity with the distribution of tokenized real-world assets. aka.fun announced its launch on Arc mainnet, introducing a new kind of crypto launchpad built around a simple thesis:...
Trump administration advances $24.3 billion fighter jet deal to Saudi Arabia as Houthis escalate attacks
The deal comes as Iran-backed Houthis escalate attacks on Saudi Arabia and seek control of the strategically important Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Can Iran Still Fund the IRGC With Crypto? Treasury Just Sanctioned Another Exchange
The US Treasury sanctioned crypto exchange BitBank on Thursday. The platform was used to move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin (BTC) to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the department alleges. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) also designated BitBank’s software devel...